What is the equivalent of `string` in C++

The equivalent is std::string or std::wstring declared in the <string> header file.

Though you should note that python has probably different intrinsic behavior about handling automatic conversions to UNICODE strings, as mentioned in @Vincent Savard’s comment.

To overcome these problems we use additional libraries in c++ like libiconv. It’s available for use on a broad number of platforms.


You should seriously note to do some better research before asking at Stack Overflow, or ask your question more clearly. std::string is ubiquitous.

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